c8gb.12xlargevsr8gb.12xlarge

c8gb.12xlarge is 35% cheaper than r8gb.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,115.66 a month.

At a glancec8gb.12xlarger8gb.12xlarge
On-demand$2.844/hr35% less$4.372/hr
Lowest rate$0.9077/hr27% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.246/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 96 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc8gb.12xlarger8gb.12xlarger8gb.12xlarge vs c8gb.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$2.844$4.372▲ 54%
SpotCan be interrupted68% off$0.907771% off$1.246▲ 37%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$2.06128% off$3.168▲ 54%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$1.18953% off$2.04▲ 72%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gb.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.844 vs $4.372 per hour
35% cheaper
Where r8gb.12xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)384 vs 96
4× higher

Specs

4 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8gb.12xlarger8gb.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc8gb.12xlarger8gb.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)96384
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8gb.12xlarger8gb.12xlarge
Network100 Gigabit100 Gigabit
Network baseline100 Gbps100 Gbps
Network peak100 Gbps100 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1212
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
StorageAll 11 matchc8gb.12xlarger8gb.12xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput75000 Mbps75000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth75,000 Mbps75,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth75,000 Mbps75,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput9,375 MB/s9,375 MB/s
EBS max throughput9,375 MB/s9,375 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS360,000360,000
EBS max IOPS360,000360,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details3 of 10 differc8gb.12xlarger8gb.12xlarge
Familyc8gbr8gb
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor9696
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8gb.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gb.12xlarger8gb.12xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.844$4.372▲ 54%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.844$4.372▲ 54%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

c8gb.12xlargeCompute optimized, c8gb family
c8gb.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8gb family

Compare c8gb.12xlarge with

c8g.12xlargem8gb.12xlargec8ib.12xlarge
r8gb.12xlargeMemory optimized, r8gb family
r8gb.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8gb family

Compare r8gb.12xlarge with

r8g.12xlarger8ib.12xlargem8gb.12xlarge

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.